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Amnesty International calls for Google to halt cloud business in Saudi Arabia

The Verge

Amnesty International is teaming up with 38 other human rights groups and individuals to call for a halt to Google’s plans to set up an enterprise cloud business in Saudi Arabia because of concerns over the country’s human rights track record. The quote has since been removed.

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SNK is now almost entirely owned by the Saudi crown prince’s foundation

The Verge

Recently, Saudi Arabia has made some big investments in the gaming industry. Bloomberg reported in February that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has taken stakes of more than 5 percent in both Capcom and Nexon — stakes that, combined, are worth more than $1 billion. The PIF also invested more than $3.3

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Lucid Motors passes Ford’s market cap four years after it nearly got bought

The Verge

Lucid Motors’ market capitalization passed Ford’s on Tuesday, one day after the startup reported its first quarterly financial results as a publicly traded company and just a few weeks after it started shipping its luxury electric sedan, the Air. Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge. They came back and said they wanted to acquire.”.

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Fisker and Karma raise millions of dollars following wave of Tesla optimism

The Verge

and Karma Automotive, two electric vehicle startups with a long shared history, each announced this week that they’ve raised millions of dollars. and Apollo Global Management was first reported by Reuters. Though in the case of Lucid Motors, the startup had to give up majority control to Saudi Arabia. Image: Fisker Inc.

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Fintech Roundup: Will financial technology startups dodge the venture slowdown?

TechCrunch

On March 25, PitchBook released its 2021 Annual Fintech Report , which found that the fintech industry raised $121.6 Alex and I will be doing a deep dive on that report next week, but it’s a nice lead-in to what I’m examining today. It’s also eyeing Southeast Asia and potentially Saudi Arabia and Africa.

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JETOUR: China’s Jeep and Land Rover looks for a way forward

TechNode

Li said the brand will extend its competitive advantage by going electric, thanks to its parent companys three-decade history of making internal combustion engines and Chinas lead in electrification. The plug-in hybrid version has two electric motors to handle tough terrain with a maximum torque of 610 Nm and travels 15.8

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Rivian’s IPO filing reveals Amazon’s prime influence

The Verge

It outlines the company’s recent financial history and details its three launch vehicles: the R1T pickup, R1S SUV, and the Amazon delivery van. And on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that the majority of the focus will be on the Amazon vans in the early going. It has a letter from Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe.

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